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Even at Harvard, a University community that proudly trumpets itself as the diversest of the diverse, race relations are a mess. That became painfully clear this February, after the Black Students Association (BSA) invited Leonard Jeffries to speak at Harvard. Leaders of a huge coalition of campus organizations--Hillel, Raza, the Asian-American Association, the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Students Association (BGLSA), even the Undergraduate Council and The Crimson--addressed a huge anti-Jeffries protest outside Sanders Theatre...
Hillel Coordinating Council Chair Shai A. Held '94 organized an eight-group coalition that included the Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Students association, the Asian American Association, the Radcliffe Union of Students, Raza, the South Asian Association and Actively Working against Racism and Ethnocentrism...
Given that other peoples of color in addition to African-Americans also suffer from racism and have also demonstrated initiative addressing the problem, I regret that The Crimson neglected to acknowledge the contributions of members of Raza and La O to the HUDP meeting...
From the events of last week, a couple things are clearer to the Minority Student Alliance, a group composed of representatives from AAA, BSA, CSA, Hillel, KSA, La O and Raza. First, it's times like these we see the need for minority coalition building. It would be unfortunate for S. Allen Counter's letter to The Crimson two week's ago to divide minority groups...
...feels that emotions now should not cloud our vision of better ethnic relations. We realize that sensitivity is necessary in furthering communication. Elizabeth Bernal, Raza representative Andrew Chen, CSA representative Zaire Dinzey, La O representative Megan Lewis, Hillel representative Susan Tien, AAA representative Andrew Ileto, AAA representative